Emma Trentman shares some Ideologies regarding language learning on episode 362 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
When you take language out of its social context and it is decontextualized, then you lose sight of how that language is connected to its social context.
Rather than focusing on what language we are using, try focusing on how we are using language in particular social contexts.
Resources
DuolingoLanguage Ideologies in the Wild: Duolingo, by Emma TrentmanEmma’s blogClarifying Translanguaging and Deconstructing Names Languages: A Perspective from Linguistics, by Richard Otheguy, Ofelia García, and Wallis ReidLanguage Learning in Study Abroad: The Multilingual Turn, Edited by: Wenhao Diao, Emma TrentmanIdeologies of Study Abroad Language ImmersionWhat is Language? The Nation State IdeologyLanguage Ideologies in the Wild: Science of LearningTwitter thread on Language IdeologiesNote: Emma sent over a corrected pronunciation for Mike Mena’s name and we were unable to get it into the main episode audio. We hope people will check out his YouTube channel for both an accurate pronunciation, along with some excellent content from a linguistic anthropologist.